Tag: Phil Collen

(Los Angeles) – August 22, 2017 – Beginning today, 30 custom hand-painted pairs of sneakers, by Def Leppard lead-guitarist, PHIL COLLEN, are available for order from Vancouver’s Six Hundred Four shoe company. The ELECTRIC SPLATTER sneakers, were inspired by COLLEN’s…

In 1983, American music fans had another wave of British music thrust upon them, thanks to five lads from Sheffield, England. Collectively, they were known as Def Leppard. Joe Elliott (vocals); Steve Clark (guitars); Rick Savage (bass); Rick Allen (drums);…

(Los Angeles,CA) – Soon after Def Leppard’s PHIL COLLEN was invited to join the annual G4 Experience, led by guitar great JOE SATRIANI, he was moved to write an instrumental in homage to the guitar master. “I was honored when…

In honor of Innocent Words Magazine’s 15th Anniversary, I will be blogging a new favorites list once a month for the rest of the year. This month I present to you, our faithful blog readers, my 15 Years of Innocent…

Def Leppard And There Will Be A Next Time – Live From Detroit [DVD/2CD] (Eagle Rock) If you stop and think about it, Def Leppard is a remarkable band beyond their 1980s dominance. The band, which formed in Sheffield-England in…

Photos curtesy of Helen L. Collen When Troy asked me to write about Phil Collen of Def Leppard for Collen’s birthday today, I warned: “It’s going to be fan-girly.” But first: it truly was about the music. No really! It…

New York, NY (November 11, 2016)—Legendary rockers Def Leppard excited and thrilled fans nationwide with their massive 55+ city Summer 2016 North American tour. Def Leppard will now share their masterful performance on DVD and Blu-ray. On February 10, Eagle…

Adrenalized: Life, Def Lepard, and Beyond By Phil Collen with Chris Epting (Atria Books) “Adrenalized: Life, Def Leppard, and Beyond” by Phil Collen of Def Leppard is like having a conversation – albeit a somewhat one-sided one – with the…